The effort succeeded in raising more than $2,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project, between company-sponsored registrations and individual donations.
“Our workforce is largely made up of veterans,” noted Kimi Humphreys, Director of Human Resources at ABSI. “And we wanted to support a cause that directly benefits that community.”
ABSI staff ran or walked the 5k on their own schedules, doing things their own way. Tony Sacco, a vet himself, chose the “Fierce” option offered by the WWP Carry Forward 5k program, which requires carrying a human-sized weight to replicate one warrior carrying another. Tony and his brother Matt did this by tying a heavy bag and Olympic weight plates to a sled and hauling it the full distance—in the pouring rain, no less. Other team members carried flags, or walked with kids and dogs in tow. More than a quarter of ABSI’s nationwide workforce participated, and most recruited family and friends to join the effort.